modernization
noun
mod·ern·i·za·tion
ˌmä-dər-nə-ˈzā-shən 
1
: the act of modernizing : the state of being modernized
2
: something modernized : a modernized version
Examples of modernization in a Sentence
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But preserving the sidewalk’s original look — by maintaining and in some places re-establishing the old herringbone and basket-weave paving patterns — is central to the conservancy’s modernization efforts.
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Anna Kodé, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
In this respect, support for Ukraine acts as a giant modernization program for American forces.
—Mariia Hlyten, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2024
That means modernization plans that decrease the harmful effects the airport has on the health of Oaklanders who live nearby and that support environmentally sustainable transportation.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Some Blue Zones have changed drastically due to modernization, and others require a level of discomfort that many travelers would find off-putting, Buettner explains.
—Julia Eskins, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
The industrial tech company was recently recognized as one of the world’s most sustainable companies for the 13th consecutive year for designing innovative, climate-conscious solutions to fuel organizations in their modernization journeys.
—Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Culinary Dropout and Arrogant Butcher founder Sam Fox sells Phoenix house for $10M
Chandler campus to split Intel grant with other states
The proposal calls for construction of two new leading-edge logic fabs and modernization of one existing fab at Intel's Chandler campus.
—The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2024
And in more ways than one, the turntable stage itself felt like an enactment of destiny.
Projections, lots of them, have become another requisite of the Met modernization strategy.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
But despite going back to the basics, modernization was firmly on the mind of the creative team, led by director Mounir Radi and producer Abdelhak Elguess.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
Anna Kodé, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
In this respect, support for Ukraine acts as a giant modernization program for American forces.
—Mariia Hlyten, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2024
That means modernization plans that decrease the harmful effects the airport has on the health of Oaklanders who live nearby and that support environmentally sustainable transportation.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Some Blue Zones have changed drastically due to modernization, and others require a level of discomfort that many travelers would find off-putting, Buettner explains.
—Julia Eskins, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
The industrial tech company was recently recognized as one of the world’s most sustainable companies for the 13th consecutive year for designing innovative, climate-conscious solutions to fuel organizations in their modernization journeys.
—Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Culinary Dropout and Arrogant Butcher founder Sam Fox sells Phoenix house for $10M
Chandler campus to split Intel grant with other states
The proposal calls for construction of two new leading-edge logic fabs and modernization of one existing fab at Intel's Chandler campus.
—The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2024
And in more ways than one, the turntable stage itself felt like an enactment of destiny.
Projections, lots of them, have become another requisite of the Met modernization strategy.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
But despite going back to the basics, modernization was firmly on the mind of the creative team, led by director Mounir Radi and producer Abdelhak Elguess.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Modernization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modernization. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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